Nicaragua Credit Ratings & Outlooks

Land
Moody's
S&P
Fitch
DBRS
Scope Ratings
Nicaragua
B2
Stable
B+
Stable
B
Stable
NR
NR

Rating-Historie

Land
Date of Change
Ratingagentur
Vorheriges Rating
Vorheriger Ausblick
Aktuelles Rating
Current Outlook
Nicaragua
Okt. 23, 2024S&PBStableB+Stable
Nicaragua
Mai 30, 2024FitchB-PositiveBStable
Nicaragua
März 15, 2024Moody'sB3StableB2Stable
Nicaragua
Juni 05, 2023FitchB-StableB-Positive
Nicaragua
Okt. 25, 2022S&PB-StableBStable
Nicaragua
Juni 11, 2021FitchB-NegativeB-Stable
Nicaragua
Juni 17, 2020FitchB-StableB-Negative
Nicaragua
Feb. 14, 2020Moody'sB2NegativeB3Stable
Nicaragua
Nov. 22, 2019FitchB-NegativeB-Stable
Nicaragua
Nov. 08, 2019S&PB-NegativeB-Stable
Nicaragua
Jan. 25, 2019Moody'sB2StableB2Negative
Nicaragua
Nov. 27, 2018FitchBNegativeB-Negative
Nicaragua
Nov. 09, 2018S&PBNegativeB-Negative
Nicaragua
Juli 23, 2018S&PB+NegativeBNegative
Nicaragua
Juni 22, 2018FitchB+StableBNegative
Nicaragua
Juni 13, 2018Moody'sB2PositiveB2Stable
Nicaragua
Juni 08, 2018S&PB+StableB+Negative
Nicaragua
Juli 20, 2017Moody'sB2StableB2Positive
Nicaragua
Feb. 11, 2016S&PNRB+Stable
Nicaragua
Dez. 16, 2015FitchNRB+Stable

Table Key

BewertungMoody'sS&PFitchDBRSScope Ratings
Prime (Triple A)
Aaa
AAA
AAA
AAA
AAA
High Grade
Aa1
AA+
AA+
AA (high)
AA+
Aa2
AA
AA
AA
AA
Aa3
AA-
AA-
AA (low)
AA-
Upper Medium Grade
A1
A+
A+
A (high)
A+
A2
A
A
A
A
A3
A-
A-
A (low)
A-
Lower Medium Grade
Baa1
BBB+
BBB+
BBB (high)
BBB+
Baa2
BBB
BBB
BBB
BBB
Baa3
BBB-
BBB-
BBB (low)
BBB-
Non-Investment Grade Speculative
Ba1
BB+
BB+
BB (high)
BB+
Ba2
BB
BB
BB
BB
Ba3
BB-
BB-
BB (low)
BB-
Highly Speculative Grade
B1
B+
B+
B (high)
B+
B2
B
B
B
B
B3
B-
B-
B (low)
B-
Substantial Risk Grade
Caa1
CCC+
CCC+
CCC
Caa2
CCC
CCC
CCC
CCC
Caa3
CCC-
CCC-
CCC
Extremely Speculative Grade
Ca
CC
CC
CCC
CC
C
CCC
C
Im Verzug mit wenig Aussicht auf Wiedergewinn
CD
RD
RD
In Verzug
SD
SD
C
D
D
D
D
DD
DD
DDD
DDD
Nicht bewertet
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
FAQ
Nicaragua’s sovereign credit rating reflects its government’s ability and willingness to meet debt obligations. It is assigned by major agencies such as S&P, Moody’s, Fitch, DBRS, and Scope, and represents how international markets view Nicaragua’s credit risk.
This page lists the latest rating and outlook actions for Nicaragua, showing when each agency last reviewed or changed its assessment.
Ratings directly affect borrowing costs, investor confidence, and market access. Changes can influence Nicaragua's bond yields, currency, and equity flows as investors reassess risk.
You can explore how Nicaragua ranks globally using our Credit Ratings Hub, which displays all countries’ ratings from S&P, Moody’s, Fitch, DBRS, and Scope.
They indicate the expected direction of a rating. Positive signals a possible upgrade, Stable means no change is likely, and Negative points to potential downgrade risk
Investment grade (BBB−/Baa3 or higher) means relatively low risk and steady market access. A speculative grade (BB+/Ba1 or lower) signals higher risk and volatility, but can attract yield-seeking investors.
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